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The Growing Trend Towards Direct Briefing of Counsel by In-House Lawyers

A trend towards in-house counsel briefing counsel directly is evolving in both Australia and New Zealand, following the increased growth and sophistication of in-house legal teams in both countries. Australia has around 30 per cent of its lawyers working in-house and New Zealand is closing in on that number with around 25 per cent working […]

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Law Society Goes Off Uncocked: The Cocktail Dress Brouhaha

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, NZ Top in LawFuel / August 11, 2019

The NZ Law Society has now been held to account for its ‘casual sexism’ in respect of its forthcoming 150th anniversary celebration, with a note that men should wear formal wear and women a cocktail dress. And therein lies the issue. Wellington lawyer Mark Ford posted a note on his LinkedIn account that received a

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The Cool Kids Push Back: The Millennials Reshaping The Legal Profession

Headlining, Headlining NZ, Law Firms, Law Job News / August 5, 2019

We know Millennials have taken a different attitude to work than the generations before, but according to legal futurist Mitch Kowalski the ‘cool kids’ are reshaping the entire profession. Speaking at a conference organised by the New South Wales Law Society, Kowalski said the Millennials are abandoning the traditional law firms and seeking out firms

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The Judicial Fishing Expedition: “On what planet is that okay?”

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News / August 2, 2019

Randerson to Pinochet And the Reverberating Judicial Fishing Epedition – Did Our New Chief Justice Just Get a “Fail” on the Fishing Expedition Case? John Bowie – Up here in Rarotonga, where I’m currently warming my bones, there remains a banana-republic taint that provides the island the sort of charm expected in small, tropical countries.

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Open Letter From Dentons Partner

Headlining, Law Firm Management, Law Firms, NZ Top in LawFuel / July 31, 2019

Commentary Open Letter From Dentons Partner Says Firms Need to Rethink The Billable Hour Jana Cohen Barbe is a strong advocate for the role of women in law. She was the first woman appointed to Denton law firm’s global board and also Dentons’ first global vice chair appointed from the U.S. region. In this open

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Kensington Swan to Combine With Major Global Firm

Dentons Kensington Swan, Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / July 30, 2019

Kensington Swan has announced that it is to join with Dentons, the largest law firm in the world by partner numbers and the sixth largest in revenue terms. The move will provide a significant shakeup to the New Zealand legal scene, following DLA Piper’s link to the global network. In a press release today, the

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Jones Day Responds to Gender Bias Lawsuit Sayings It’s a “Distorted Picture”

Big Law, Headlining, Law Firms, Press Releases / July 30, 2019

In Jones Day, the Big Law firm under intense attack in a $200 million proposed gender discrimination class action, has delivered its first detailed response to claims that it systematically discriminated against women, saying it was a “distorted picture” of the truth. LawFuel has reported earlier on the ‘spreading virus’ of lawsuits against the firm and

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BigLaw Name Partner Joins Firm Flight

Big Law, Headlining, Law Firms, Lawyers, US Law / July 28, 2019

When the law firm founder leaves the room you know your law firm has some problems and in the case of LeClairRyan that appears to be the case. Founding partner Gary LeClair is leaving his firm along with two other partners, following a raft of departures from the firm. Last yeaar almost 10 per cent

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Gender Diversity in Law – Here’s One Firm Going Beyond the Lip Service?

Headlining, Law Firm Management, Law Firms / July 26, 2019

Stepping Up The Diversity Pace There is great huffing and puffing about what law firms are doing in the diversity space and Whitney & Dorsey have not exactly lead the pack, ranking at 141st place for Am Law’s 2019 Diversity Scorecard recently. But times are changing and the firm is now introducing a new ‘diversity hours’

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The LawFuel Gender Survey: Which Are New Zealand’s Most Female-Friendly Law Firms?

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms / July 25, 2019

The LawFuel Gender Survey: New Zealand’s Most Female-Friendly Law Firms A Power List Feature – Our Power Sponsors LawFuel Power List Survey: The Gender Survey list is based on all partners, equity and salaried, although the more significant list is the percentage of equity partners who are female (shown in our second list). We have

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